I'm getting physical therapy for a slipped disc and/or pinched nerve issue. Clare had a mishap with scissors and a fingertip that bled and bled. Now our mantel/shelf clock has stopped. While it's not “My grandfather's clock [that] was too large for the shelf, so it stood ninety years on the floor,” it has nevertheless joined me in requiring physical therapy of some kind. I found some helpful YouTube videos and I don't think it's "out of beat," but it still won't run. Fortunately there is a clock repair shop in the region.
I have missed winding it in the morning and I have really missed its chiming on the hour (though it's really more of a "bong'ing" than a "chiming").
Retired economics professor (“dismal scientist”). Married 40+ years to the love of my life; we have two grown daughters, both married, two granddaughters and a...